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hint (EN)
Substantiv, Verb

Substantiv “hint”

Sg. hint, Pl. hints od. unz.
  1. Hinweis
    The teacher gave us a subtle hint about what would be on the test.
  2. Anspielung
    Without saying it outright, her glance at my untied shoelaces was a clear hint to fix them before I tripped.
  3. Hauch (im Sinne von sehr wenig)
    She noticed a hint of mint in the chocolate, enhancing its flavor.
  4. Tooltip
    When you hover over the icon, a hint appears explaining its function.
  5. Font-Hinting (im Kontext der Bildschirmdarstellung)
    To improve the readability of text on low-resolution screens, the designer carefully adjusted the hints in the digital font.
  6. Datenbank-Hinweis (im Kontext der Datenabfrage)
    To speed up the search, the developer added a hint to the query, suggesting the database use a specific index.

Verb “hint”

Infinitiv hint; er hints; Prät. hinted; Part. hinted; Ger. hinting
  1. andeuten
    He hinted that he might visit us next month.
  2. optimieren (im Kontext der Bildschirmdarstellung von Schriftarten)
    After designing his font, he spent hours hinting it to ensure its readability on various digital devices.